Orange County, New York Demographics

Orange County is 2nd in New York out of 62 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Orange County is 4th in New York out of 62 other counties in People per household

Orange County is 5th in New York out of 62 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Orange County is 6th in New York out of 62 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Orange County is 8th in New York out of 62 other counties in Income per household

Orange County is 8th in New York out of 62 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Orange County is 9th in New York out of 62 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Orange County is 9th in New York out of 62 other counties in Race - Two or More

Orange County is 9th in New York out of 62 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Orange County is 10th in New York out of 62 other counties in Retail sales

Size Demographics
	Orange County	Rank	New York	US
Current population (2012)	374,512	12th	19,570,261	313,914,040
Size in square miles	811.7	24th	47,126.4	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	459.3	15th	411.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Orange County	Rank	New York	US
Residents younger than 5	6.8%	5th	6.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	26.3%	2nd	21.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	11.8%	58th	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Orange County	Rank	New York	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.1%	39th	84.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	28.7%	20th	32.5%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Orange County	Rank	New York	US
Race - White	82.5%	49th	71.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	11.4%	13th	17.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.8%	11th	1.0%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.6%	19th	8.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	8th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.6%	9th	2.2%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	18.8%	6th	18.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	67.3%	54th	57.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Orange County	Rank	New York	US
Female residents	50.0%	44th	51.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	11.1%	12th	21.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Orange County	Rank	New York	US
Housing units	137,582	13th	8,119,364	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	28.5%	20th	50.5%	25.9%
Households	124,939	12th	7,215,687	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	70.5%	35th	54.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$299,500	12th	$301,000	$186,200
People per household	2.9	4th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	1,042	9th	24,872	829,658

Income Demographics
	Orange County	Rank	New York	US
Income per capita	$29,880	12th	$31,796	$27,915
Income per household	$70,294	8th	$56,951	$52,762
Income below poverty line	11.4%	45th	14.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Orange County	Rank	New York	US
Non-farm private establishments	9,103	13th	521,537	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	106,253	12th	7,369,731	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	31,562	13th	1,956,733	27,092,908
Retail sales	$5,729,216	10th	$230,718,065	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$15,228	9th	$11,879	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$454,721	13th	$39,813,499	$613,795,732